Ducati 1299 Panigale Overview

DucatiвЂ™s 1299 Panigale astounds the motorcycle enthusiasts with its exhilarating styling,performance and technology that it runs with. Ducati motorcycles have been known long for its sexy Italian style, but this time it has implemented a state of art technology in all aspects of a bike, like engine and transmission, performance and handling, mileage, etc. There is no part where it does not excel in, whether it could be power, braking, handling or electronics. 1299 Panigale has everything that the users look for in a modern sports bike, with the sharp styling which blazes a completely new design trail. As a whole, it brings upon a striking evolution in the line-up of Ducati superbike, making a major upgrade to the previous 1199 with a new styling, stronger engine and an updated electronics package with reworked steering geometry and wheelie control.

Ducati 1299 Panigale Engine & Transmission

1299 Panigale engine boasts superquadro L-Twin and four actuated valves in each cylinder.Electronic fuel injection system is implemented in this version with twin injectors fitted in each cylinder. When it comes to transmission power, the gearbox includes six speed quick DQS Ducati shift up/down. The new superquadro V twin results 205 horsepower in both S and the base variants, thus matching hyper-exclusive superleggera Panigale. The 116mm bore puts out a great 1285cc of displacement.
There are also other areas where Ducati have upgraded the engine, but much of these updates were to compromise the stress which came along with additional power. Every new connecting rod has wider heads to hold larger pairings and they are paired to a little updated crankshaft having machined counterweights and rod journals. The engine is a bit heavier than the previous, but while dealing with increased horsepower, a bit more bracing is certainly required to the engine internally.

Ducati 1299 Panigale Mileage

The Ducati 1299 Panigale can deliver around 8-9 kmpl.

Ducati 1299 Panigale Performance and Handling

The 1299 Panigale remains much like a hard-core sports bike, having a forcefully leant-forward riding mechanism. But its mirrors are wider, screen in taller and the seat is more comfortable. 1299 generates fifteen percentage more torque, which is between 5000 and 8000 rpm. Including a refined traction control system, the Panigale 1299 has an anti-wheelie control, which can be adjusted to reduce the tendency of wheel on the move to lift under acceleration. There also present a quick gearshifter which enables clutchless changes, thus freeing the concentration while braking and downshifting for a turn. Ducati 1299 steers excellently, its race geometry and light weight allows for a fast change of direction.